Características clínicas y de laboratorio de pacientes diagnosticados de meningitis, con y sin identificación de microorganismo, de 0 a 13 años, atendidos en el Hospital del Niño, Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante, entre el año 2019 a 2023.

Abstract

Introduction: Meningitis is a historic, devastating, and frequent clinical entity, especially during the first month of life; with great morbidity and mortality, due to its non-specific symptoms and diagnostic difficulty. Objective: Identify the clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients diagnosed with meningitis, with and without identification of the microorganism. Materials and methods: An observational, retrospective, relational study was carried out, with information obtained from the HFIB medical records, from 2019 to 2023. The statistical analysis was carried out with the SPSS28 program for Windows. Results: The prevalent age corresponded to 0.25 years, younger infants. Incomplete vaccination is a risk factor (0.99). The most frequent signs were fever (n=57) and irritability (n=48) in males (p < 0.05). The germ identified was S. aureus, through CSF culture. Conclusions: Prevalence was reported in male minor infants. Incomplete vaccination is a risk factor, while age and sex are not. Frequent signs were fever and irritability. The microbiological diagnosis was made by CSF culture; to identify S. aureus. The groups with identification had a longer hospital stay, but not a reduction in mortality